Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiwakaiho today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiwakaiho at 2AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waiwakaiho. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2084 | 1872 | 1803 | 1551 | 2334 | 2020 | 1801 | 1600 | 1240 | 1223 | 969 | 904 | 788 | 672 | 522 | 547 | 1150 | 1107 | 1038 | 800 | 594 | 706 | 806 | 827 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36AM2.64m | 5:17PM2.57m | 5:37AM2.71m | 6:17PM2.71m | 6:37AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.74m | 11:03AM0.56m | 11:27PM0.67m | 12:01PM0.45m | 00:28AM0.55m | 12:58PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1030 | 1872 | 1803 | 1551 | 2334 | 2020 | 1801 | 1600 | 1240 | 1223 | 969 | 904 | 788 | 672 | 506 | 414 | 1150 | 1107 | 1038 | 800 | 594 | 706 | 806 | 827 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
2084 | 792 | 672 | 564 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 123 | 180 | 322 | 522 | 547 | 36 | 31 | 124 | — | 246 | — | 147 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 224 | 224 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
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